2015 Lincoln Mkt problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Back Over Prevention (7) · Structure:body (4) · Visibility:sun/Moon Roof Assembly (1)
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Safety recalls (6)
Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera 2025-10-13 · campaign 25V695000 · 1,448,655 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Flex, 2015 Explorer, Lincoln MKT, Lincoln MKZ, 2015-2016 C-Max, Escape, Taurus, 2016 Fusion, 2018-2019 Taurus, 2019 Lincoln MKT, Fiesta, and 2020 Mustang vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, intermittent, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.
Risk: A rearview camera that fails to properly display an image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera as necessary, free of charge. This will be a phased campaign, with the remedy becoming available in different phases based on model and model years. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on October 25, 2025. Additional letters will be mailed once the final remedy is available on each phase. Mustang owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford'
Suspension:rear 2020-02-10 · campaign 20V072000 · 211,207 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Lincoln MKT and Ford Flex and Taurus vehicles with the Police Interceptor or SHO Performance Pack. The rear suspension toe links may fracture due to stress on the rear suspension.
Risk: A fractured rear toe link will cause a sudden change in vehicle handling and increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear suspension toe links, free of charge. Remedy parts are not currently available. Owners were notified about the recall on March 3, 2020. A second notice will be mailed when remedy parts become available, which is currently expected to be the end of September 2020. The recall began October 28, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 or Lincoln customer service at 1-800-521-4140. Ford's number for this recall i
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump 2016-08-25 · campaign 16V621000 · 77,502 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI Ecoboost engines and 2013-2015 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor vehicles. A component within the fuel pump electric module (PEM) may overheat causing a loss of electrical power to the fuel pump.
Risk: A loss of power to the fuel pump will cause the engine to stall or prevent the vehicle from starting, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel PEM part number and replace the fuel PEM, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S31.
Child Seat:tether: Connector/Clip 2015-07-29 · campaign 15V476000 · 265 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Lincoln MKT Town Car vehicles equipped with the livery package manufactured February 4, 2015, to June 23, 2015. The vehicles were intended to seat five passengers, but were delivered without the second row seating. Accordingly, the vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110. The vehicles also fail to comply with FMVSS No. 225, "Child Restraint Anchorages" since they were
Risk: The vehicles do not have the seats and restraints that they were intended to have. Unrestrained or improperly restrained occupants are at an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and install second row seating if it is missing. The recall began on July 28, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15C08.
Parking Brake 2015-07-24 · campaign 15V464000 · 7,165 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 23, 2015, Lincoln MKT vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 21, 2015, and 2015-2016 Ford Explorer vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 23, 2015. The affected vehicles have a parking brake that may not fully engage when applied. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number
Risk: If the parking brake does not fully engage and the transmission is left in a gear other than 'Park' while on a slope, the vehicle may roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will test the operation of the parking brake system, and if necessary, replace the parking brake control assembly, free of charge. The recall began on September 4, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15C07.
Electrical System 2015-03-24 · campaign 15V172000 · 1,549 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Lincoln MKT vehicles with a limousine or hearse preparation package, manufactured March 6, 2012, to March 10, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the vacuum pump relay may overheat due to an internal fault or contamination.
Risk: If the vacuum pump relay overheats, there is an increased risk of a vehicle fire.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the vacuum pump relay with a new electro-mechanical relay, free of charge. The recall began on July 6, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S10.
Service bulletins (62)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Power Train 2025-11-12 · SSM 54366 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2015-2021 ford and lincoln vehicles may exhibit an illuminated mil with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0011, p0012, p0014, p0015, p0016, p0017, p0018, p0019, p0021, p0022, p0024 and/or p0025. pinpoint test hk in the powertrain control and emissions diagnosis (pc/ed) or in section 303-14 of th
Unknown Or Other 2024-10-10 · SSM 53040 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
while performing a transmission repair on some 2012-2024 ford and lincoln vehicles, a transmission seal kit may be on backorder due to supply chain interruptions.
Engine And Engine Cooling 2024-03-06 · SSM 52335 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
for 2015-2024 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with turbocharged engines and customer concern of an engine oil leak, refer to workshop manual (wsm), section 303-00 for oil leak inspection and testing methods. ford has evaluated turbochargers replaced for oil leak symptoms and although oil may coll
Power Train 2024-03-01 · SSM 52314 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
during service and repair requiring removal and replacement of a crankshaft bolt and/or crankshaft damper, achieving proper torque of the crankshaft pulley bolt is critical. incorrect torque may allow the bolt to loosen resulting in the timing gear breaking and engine damage. replacement of the bolt
Structure 2023-04-04 · SSM 51536 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
for 2000-2024 ford and lincoln vehicles, swapping a module from a vehicle for diagnosis purposes is likely to cause errors and is not recommended. it is also not recommended to order a replacement module using a vehicle identification number (vin) from a different vehicle. most modules on these affe
Power Train 2022-06-16 · SSM 50861 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2015-2016 vehicles equipped with 6f50/6f55 transmission and built on 2-nov-2015 and through 1-feb-2016 may exhibit no reverse, 3rd and 5th gear with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0715,p0717,p0756 and/or p2701. this may be caused by the direct clutch cylinder/tone wheel (7f283) inadvertently
Showing the 6 most recent of 62 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-26 · Back Over Prevention · 155,000 mi“the contact owns a 2015 lincoln mkt. the contact stated that while in reverse(r), the rear-view camera intermittently displayed a blank image. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceede…”
2026-07-23 · Unknown Or Other“panoramic ceiling exploded while driving. no one was around me nor was it in bad weather. my entire drive home the glass was falling into the liner and down the side of the car. the glass was dropping down on the liner and could have shattered all over the interior and the passengers had the liner not been closed. it could have also caused you to c…”
2026-07-20 · Back Over Prevention“the contact owns a 2015 lincoln mkt. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the contact stated the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part w…”
2026-02-12 · Back Over Prevention · 95,000 mi“the contact owns a 2015 lincoln mkt. the contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a distorted image. the contact stated that the failure was intermittent. the vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. the contact was informed that parts were not available. the vehicle was not diagnosed or re…”
2025-12-23 · Back Over Prevention“the contact owns a 2015 lincoln mkt. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a blank image while in reverse(r). the local dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed…”
2025-11-24 · Back Over Prevention“see attached document for complaint. i am the owner of the 2015 mkt that has a recall noted above. the rearview camera went out completely several months ago. only a black screen would appear then the vehicle was in reverse. i saved money to get the camera into working order. on 09/29/2025 i took the vehicle to weymouth truck and auto, and request…”
2025-10-22 · Back Over Prevention · 167,000 mi“the contact owns a 2015 lincoln mkt. the contact stated that there was a failure with the rearview camera, occasionally displaying a blank screen or being inoperable while reversing. the message "camera not available - please contact the dealer" was displayed. no warning lights were illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, wh…”
2025-06-03 · Back Over Prevention“the contact owns a 2015 lincoln mkt. the contact stated that the back over prevention camera intermittently failed to operate as needed. the contact stated that the image on the screen was distorted. additionally, the contact stated that the back over prevention sensor failed to recognize objects in the rear of the vehicle while shifted to reverse(…”
2025-06-03 · Unknown Or Other · 💥 crash“rearview camera image malfunctioning when the car is in reverse. multiple issues with the rearview camera are: frozen display, fuzzy display, reverse imaging, or no image displayed at all. this is creating a false representation of where my vehicle is relative to it's surroundings, thus highly increasing the risk of a crash and/or bodily injury and…”
2025-05-05 · Unknown Or Other“front sunroof exploded while driving. no one was around me nor was it bad weather. i had glass flying everywhere off the car and down the side which could have caused the paint to be scratched and or if someone would have been around me, they would have been hit with flying glass. my entire drive home the glass was falling into the liner and do…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.